Coupeville Sports

Gabriella Gebhard and one of her prize pooches.

She’s a two-timer.

Coupeville High School freshman Gabriella Gebhard has earned a return visit to the American Kennel Club national championship event after a strong showing in Tacoma this weekend.

The AKC big dance goes down at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando December 17-18.

Gebhard, who is currently ranked third in the nation among English Setter junior dog handlers, won Reserve Best Junior at the Tacoma Dome.

She was showing “Set’r Ridge’s Eternal Faith.”

Last December Gebhard took “Set’r Ridge’s Legend in the Making” to Orlando, where the duo narrowly missed the second cut while competing with 141 juniors at the AKC National Championships presented by Royal Canin.

The trip to Tacoma was a busy one for the CHS scholar/athlete, who also claimed Best In Breed with a different dog, “Set’r Ridge’s Climbing to the Top.”

Showing three dogs, Gebhard claimed multiple prizes as she continues her pursuit of fulfilling a dream by earning a trip to her sport’s showcase — the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.